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# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

B-E amputation
be a (big) yikes
be a (fully) paid-up member of something
be a (real) piece of work
be a (something) in the making
be a (something) through and through
be a (something) to (one's) fingertips
be a 10
be a bad apple
be a bad egg
be a bag of cats
be a barrel of laughs
be a bed of nails
be a bed of thorns
be a big drink of water
be a bit dicey
be a bit much
be a bit of a reach
be a bit off
be a bit steep
be a bit/rather steep
be a blank slate
be a blessing in disguise
be a box of birds
be a breeze
be a bump on a log
be a bundle of laughs
be a bundle of nerves
be a cakewalk
be a can of worms
be a card
be a card-carrying member (of something)
be a case of (something)
be a case of when, not if
be a casualty of (something)
be a cat's-paw
be a catch
be a change for the better
be a chapter of accidents
be a chip off the old block
be a closed book
be a clotheshorse
be a cold fish
be a cougar
be a crafty devil
be a credit to
be a credit to (someone or something)
be a crock of shit
be a crumb
be a crying shame
be a cut above
be a dab hand
be a dab hand at
be a dab hand at something/at doing something
be a dead cert
be a dead duck
be a dead loss
be a dead ringer for (someone or something)
be a devil
be a devil!
be a different kettle of fish
be a dime a dozen
be a dimwit
be a doddle
be a doll
be a donkey
be a double-edged sword
be a double-edged sword/weapon
be a double-edged weapon
be a drag on (one)
be a dream
be a drop in the bucket
be a drop in the ocean
be a dumb cluck
be a fan of (someone or something)
be a far cry from
be a fate worse than death
be a fence-sitter
be a figment of (one's/the) imagination
be a fine figure of a (man or woman)
be a firm believer in (something)
be a foil for (someone)
be a foil to (someone)
be a foodie
be a fool's errand
be a force to be reckoned with
be a fox
be a fusspot
be a game of two halves
be a game-changer
be a gentleman and a scholar
be a ghost of (someone's or something's) former self
be a given
be a go
be a go-between
be a goldbricker
be a goner
be a good egg
be a great believer in (something)
be a great one for (doing something)
be a great one for something/for doing something
be a great/firm believer in something

be a greenhorn
be a ham
be a handful
be a handsome devil
be a happy camper
be a hard act to follow
be a heck of a (person or thing)
be a hell of a (person or thing)
be a hell of a drug
be a helluva drug
be a hit with (someone)
be a hoot
be a hop, skip, and (a) jump
be a household name
be a household word
be a howling success
be a huckleberry above (one's) persimmon
be a huckleberry above a persimmon
be a huckleberry over (one's) persimmon
be a hunk
be a jagoff
be a keeper
be a killjoy
be a knockout
be a laugh a minute
be a laugh riot
be a law unto (itself)
be a law unto (oneself)
be a law unto yourself
be a lemon
be a license to print money
be a litterbug
be a little bit off
be a little dicey
be a little off
be a load off (one's) mind
be a long drink of water
be a long shot
be a long time coming
be a looker
be a loud and proud (something)
be a loudmouth
be a man
be a man/woman of his/her word
be a marked man/woman
be a mass of (something)
be a mass of something
be a matter of (doing something)
be a matter of opinion
be a matter of record
be a matter of something/doing something
be a matter of when, not if
be a meal in itself
be a meal unto itself
be a million miles away
be a mixed blessing
be a mob scene
be a money-spinner
be a moot point
be a moot point/question
be a moot question
be a motor mouth
be a mug's game
be a mule
be a must
be a nasty piece of work
be a nice touch
be a no-brainer
be a no-no
be a nothingburger
be a one-way street
be a pain in the arse
be a pain in the neck
be a past master
be a past master at (doing something)
be a peach
be a pear
be a picture
be a piece of cake
be a poke in the eye
be a poor second
be a poor third
be a pretty sight
be a prima donna
be a princess
be a question of time
be a racing certainty
be a racket
be a rare bird
be a reach
be a recipe for (something)
be a revelation
be a riot
be a roaring success
be a rotten apple
be a rotten egg
be a rough trot
be a scream
be a shadow of (oneself)
be a shadow of (someone's or something's) former self
be a shadow of (someone's or something's) old self
be a shadow/ghost of your/its former self

be a shining example
be a shining example (of someone or something)
be a shoo-in
be a shopaholic
be a shot in the dark
be a show horse, not a workhorse
be a sight for sore eyes
be a sign of the times
be a sitting duck
be a slam dunk
be a slam-clicker
be a slave of (something)
be a slave to (something)
be a slave to/of something
be a snap
be a soda
be a soft touch
be a soft touch for (someone or something)
be a sorry sight
be a sport
be a square peg
be a square peg (in a round hole)
be a steal
be a sticky situation
be a stretch
be a string bean
be a stroll in the park
be a stuffed shirt
be a sure thing
be a tall drink of water
be a tall glass of water
be a tall order
be a teddy bear
be a thing of the past
be a thorn in (one's) flesh
be a thorn in (one's) side
be a thorn in the flesh (for one)
be a thorn in the side
be a thorn in your flesh/side
be a toss-up
be a tough call
be a treadmill
be a two-horse race
be a two-way street
be a victim of (someone's or something's) own success
be a wake-up
be a wake-up call
be a walk in the park
be a war zone
be a wash
be a waste of space
be a weight off (one's) mind
be a weight off (one's) shoulders
be a weight off your mind
be a weight off your shoulders
be a whole other kettle of fish
be a workhorse, not a show horse
be a world away
be a(n old) stick in the mud
be a(n old) warhorse
be a/one beer short of a six-pack
be a/one step behind
be a/the driving force (behind something )
be a/the model of (something)
be a/the poor man's (someone or something)
be a/the poor man's sb/sth
be a/the shining star
be a/the/(one's) knight in shining armor
be a/your one-stop shop (for something)
be able to
be able to (do something) in (one's) sleep
be able to count (someone or something) on one hand
be able to count (someone or something) on the fingers of one hand
be able to count somebody/something on one hand
be able to do something in your sleep
be able to take a punch
be about
be about (one's) business
be about to (do something)
be about to do something
be about to pop
be above (one's) pay grade
be above (oneself)
be above and beyond
be above board
be above it all
be above par
be above suspicion
be above the fray
be above/beyond suspicion
be abreast of (someone or something)
be absent without leave
be absorbed by (something)
be accustomed to (someone or something)
be acquainted with (someone)
be acquainted with (something)
be across (something)
be across something
be active
be adrift
be afraid of (one's) (own) shadow
be after

be after
be after (doing something)
be after (one's) blood
be after (someone or something)
be after doing something
be after/out for somebody's blood
be against
be against (someone or something)
be ahead
be ahead of (someone or something)
be ahead of (someone's or something's) time
be ahead of schedule
be ahead of the game
be ahead of the pack
be ahead of/before/in advance of your time
be akin to (something)
be alive and kicking
be alive and well
be alive with
be all
be all (one) could do (not) to (do something)
be all (the) one (to someone)
be all about (someone, something, or oneself)
be all about somebody/something
be all and end all
be all at sea
be all bones
be all brawn and no brain(s)
be all business
be all dressed up and nowhere to go
be all ears
be all eyes
be all fingers and thumbs
be all for something/for doing something
be all fur coat and no knickers
be all go
be all Greek to someone
be all hat and no cattle
be all heart
be all in
be all in (one's)/the head
be all in (one's)/the mind
be all in a day's work
be all in somebody's/the mind
be all kinds of (something)
be all like
be all mouth
be all one to
be all over
be all over (one)
be all over (some place)
be all over (something)
be all over bar the shouting
be all over somebody
be all over the shop
be all over town
be all right
be all roses
be all shook up
be all smiles
be all somebody can/could do to do something
be all sweetness and light
be all talk
be all talk (and no action)
be all that
be all that and a bag of chips
be all that and a bag of crisps
be all the go
be all the rage
be all the same to (one)
be all the same to somebody
be all the worse for wear
be all things to all men
be all things to all men/people
be all things to all people
be all thumbs
be all torn up about (something)
be all very well
be all wet
be along
be along the lines of (something)
be aloof from (someone or something)
be amiss
be an angel
be an apology for
be an easy touch
be an education for (one)
be an education to (one)
be an end in itself
be an inspiration for (one)
be an inspiration to (one)
be an item
be an old chestnut
be an open book
be an unknown quantity
be an/the acid test
be anchored in (something)
be another kettle of fish
be another matter
be another of life's great mysteries
be another thing
be another/a different matter

be anybody's guess
be anybody's/anyone's guess
be anyone's
be anyone's/anybody's call
be apple-shaped
be armed and dangerous
be armed to the teeth
be around
be arrayed against (someone or something)
be art and part of
be art and part of (something)
be as (something) as all get-out
be as (something) as they come
be as American as apple pie
be as bald as a coot
be as bright as a button
be as brown as a berry
be as busy as Grand Central Station
be as clear as crystal
be as clear as day
be as clear as mud
be as cute as a button
be as daft as a brush
be as deaf as a post
be as dry as a bone
be as dull as dishwater
be as exciting as watching paint dry
be as fast as the speed of light
be as fit as a fiddle
be as full as a boot
be as gentle as a lamb
be as good as (one's) word
be as good as dead
be as good as gold
be as good as gone
be as good as new
be as good as your word
be as happy as a sandboy
be as happy as Larry
be as high as a kite
be as honest as the day is long
be as keen as mustard
be as light as a feather
be as long as (one's) arm
be as mad as a hornet
be as mad as a March hare
be as modern as next week
be as much use as a chocolate teapot
be as nice as pie
be as nothing (compared) to (someone or something)
be as nothing to
be as old as Methuselah
be as plain as the nose on (one's) face
be as poor as church mice
be as ready as (one) ever will be
be as ready as (one) will ever be
be as regular as clockwork
be as safe as houses
be as scarce as hen's teeth
be as sharp as a tack
be as slippery as an eel
be as sound as a bell
be as stiff as a ramrod
be as straight as a die
be as well
be as white as a sheet
be as/like oil and water
be asking for trouble
be asleep at the switch
be asleep at the wheel
be asleep on the job
be at
be at (one's) beck and call
be at (one's) command
be at (one's) disposal
be at (one's) service
be at (one's) wits' end
be at (one)
be at (one) hammer and tongs
be at (someone's) feet
be at (something)
be at a crossroads
be at a disadvantage
be at a fever pitch
be at a loose end
be at a loss
be at a turning point
be at an end
be at cross purposes
be at daggers drawn
be at death's door
be at each other's throats
be at full strength
be at half-mast
be at home
be at home in (something or some place)
be at it
be at it hammer and tongs
be at liberty to (do something)
be at loggerheads
be at loggerheads with (one) (over something)
be at loose ends

be at odds
be at odds (with)
be at one with (someone or something)
be at pains
be at pains
be at pains to do something
be at peace
be at peace with the world
be at risk
be at rock bottom
be at sea
be at sixes and sevens
be at somebody's command
be at somebody's service
be at someone's beck and call
be at the bottom of (something)
be at the bottom of something
be at the cutting edge
be at the end of (one's) rope
be at the end of (one's) tether
be at the end of nowhere
be at the end of your tether
be at the fiddle
be at the heart of the issue
be at the heart of the matter
be at the helm
be at the mercy of (something)
be at the receiving end
be at the sharp end (of something)
be at the wheel
be at work
be at your wits' end
be at/below full strength
be au fait with
be aware of (something)
be away from (one's) desk
be away from it all
be away with the fairies
be back at (something or some place)
be back in (the) harness
be back in business
be back in circulation
be back in full swing
be back in harness
be back on (one's) feet
be back on the rails
be backed into a corner
be bad news
be badly off
be badly off for (something)
be badly off for something
be badly turned out
be baked into (one's) DNA
be baked into the DNA of (someone or something)
be bang on
be banging (one's) head against a brick wall
be banging your head against a brick wall
be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall
be barking mad
be barking up the wrong tree
be batting a thousand
be baying for blood
be baying for someone's blood
be beat
be beating the bushes
be beating the bushes (for someone or something)
be becoming on (someone)
be before (one's) time
be before (someone)
be before somebody's time
be behind
be behind bars
be behind schedule
be behind the eight ball
be behind the times
be below (someone or something)
be below full strength
be below par
be below the belt
be below/under par
be beneath (someone or something)
be beside (oneself)
be beside the point
be better off
be better off dead
be better placed
be better than a kick in the pants
be beyond (one's) ken
be beyond (one)
be beyond (something)
be beyond a joke
be beyond caring
be beyond help
be beyond hope
be beyond somebody
be beyond suspicion
be beyond the pale
be beyond the point of no return
be beyond words
be beyond/past caring
be big of (one)
be big on (something)

be birds of a feather
be birds of the same feather
be bitten by the bug
be bitten by/have the bug
be bitter and twisted
be blasted to smithereens
be bleeding red ink
be blessed with (something)
be blind to
be blowing in the wind
be blown away
be blown away by something
be blown off course
be blown out of the water
be blown to kingdom come
be blown to smithereens
be blue in the face
be bogged down
be bone dry
be bone idle
be bored out of (one's) brains
be bored out of (one's) mind
be bored out of (one's) skull
be bored to death
be bored witless
be born
be born (out) of (something)
be born again
be born that way
be born to (be or do something)
be born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
be born yesterday
be borne in (up)on (one)
be bouncing off the walls
be bound and determined
be bound to (be or do something)
be boxed into a corner
be boxing clever
be brain dead
be breaking a butterfly on a wheel
be breathing down (one's) neck
be breathing down someone's neck
be breathing fire
be bricking it
be bright and breezy
be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
be bringing up the rear
be broad in the beam
be broker than the Ten Commandments
be brother's keeper
be brothers/sisters under the skin
be brought down a notch (or two)
be brought down a peg (or two)
be brought in from the cold
be brought to account
be brought to bed
be brought to book
be brought to task (by someone)
be buddy-buddy
be built from the ground up
be built like a brick shithouse
be built like a tank
be built on sand
be bulging at the seams
be bumping along the bottom
be burned out
be burned to a crisp
be burning a hole in (one's) pocket
be burning a hole in your pocket
be burnt to a crisp
be burnt, worn, etc. to a frazzle
be bursting at the seams
be bursting to (do something)
be bursting to do something
be bursting/bulging at the seams
be busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest
be busted
be cacking it
be called every name in the book
be called up to the majors
be careful
be careful not to (do something)
be careful what you wish for(, it might (just) come true)
be carried away
be carried out feet first
be carrying a few pounds
be carved in stone
be carved/set in stone
be cast (as something)
be cast in (something)
be cast in a (some kind of) mold
be cast in a mould
be cast in cement
be cast in concrete
be cast in the same mould
be caught between a rock and a hard place
be caught flat-footed
be caught in a time warp
be caught in a vicious circle
be caught in the act
be caught in the crossfire

be caught in the middle
be caught in the moment
be caught in the/(one's) crosshairs
be caught napping
be caught off (one's) guard
be caught off base
be caught on the hop
be caught on the wrong foot
be caught short
be caught up in the minutiae
be caught with (one's) pants down
be caught with (one's) trousers down
be caught with chaff
be caught with your pants down
be caught/taken short
be center stage
be certain
be certain of (something)
be certain that (something will happen or is the case)
be chafing at the bit
be chalk and cheese
be champing at the bit
be champing/chomping at the bit
be chasing (one's) (own) tail
be chasing rainbows
be chasing tail
be chasing your tail
be cheesed off
be child's play
be chill
be chilled to the bone
be chilled to the marrow
be chock-a-block
be chomping at the bit
be chopped liver
be chucking (it) down
be chuffed to bits
be cleaned out
be clear sailing
be climbing the walls
be clobbered
be close to (one's) heart
be close to (one)
be close to home
be close to the bone
be close to the mark
be close to/near the mark
be close with (someone)
be close/dear/near to somebody's heart
be closeted away
be clued in
be clutch
be cocksure of (oneself)
be coining it
be cold comfort
be coming apart at the seams
be common currency
be common knowledge
be common/public knowledge
be commonly held
be compos mentis
be comprised of (something)
be considered armed and dangerous
be conspicuous by (one's)/its absence
be cooked
be cooked to a turn
be cooking on gas
be cooking with gas
be cool
be cornered
be cowed into (something)
be cracking on
be crazy about (someone or something)
be crook on
be crook on (one)
be cruel to be kind
be cruising for a bruising
be crystal clear
be curtains
be curtains for (someone or something)
be curtains for someone/something
be cut adrift
be cut from the same cloth
be cut off with a cent
be cut off with a penny
be cut off with a shilling
be cut off without a cent
be cut off without a penny
be cut off without a shilling
be cut out for
be cut out for (something)
be cut out for somebody/something
be cutting (one's) own throat
be cutting it fine
be cutting your own throat